Teacher Evaluation System - Polk County School District

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(c.) Shall not interfere with a colleague’s exercise of political or civil rights and responsibilities.
(d.) Shall not engage in harassment or discriminatory conduct which unreasonably interferes with
an individual’s performance of professional or work responsibilities or with the orderly
processes of education or which creates a hostile, intimidating, abusive, offensive, or
oppressive environment; and, further, shall make reasonable effort to assure that each
individual is protected from such harassment or discrimination.
(e.) Shall not make malicious or intentionally false statements about a colleague.
(f.) Shall not use coercive means or promise special treatment to influence professional judgments
of colleagues.
(g.) Shall not misrepresent one’s own professional qualifications.
(h.) Shall not submit fraudulent information on any document in connection with professional
activities.
(i.) Shall not make any fraudulent statement or fail to disclose a material fact in one’s own or
another’s application for a professional position.
(j.) Shall not withhold information regarding a position from an applicant or misrepresent an
assignment or conditions of employment.
(k.) Shall provide upon the request of the certificated individual a written statement of specific
reason for recommendations that lead to the denial of increments, significant changes in
employment, or termination of employment.
(l.) Shall not assist entry into or continuance in the profession of any person known to be
unqualified in accordance with these Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education
Profession in Florida and other applicable Florida Statutes and State Board of Education Rules.
(m.) Shall self‐report within forty‐eight (48) hours to appropriate authorities (as determined by
district) any arrests/charges involving the abuse of a child or the sale and/or possession of a
controlled substance. Such notice shall not be considered an admission of guilt nor shall such
notice be admissible for any purpose in any proceeding, civil or criminal, administrative or
judicial, investigatory or adjudicatory. In addition, shall self‐report any conviction, finding of
guilt, withholding of adjudication, commitment to a pretrial diversion program, or entering of a
plea of guilty or Nolo Contendre for any criminal offense other than a minor traffic violation
within forty‐eight (48) hours after the final judgment. When handling sealed and expunged
records disclosed under this rule, school districts shall comply with the confidentiality
provisions of Sections 943.0585(4)(c) and 943.059(4)(c), Florida Statutes.
(n.) Shall report to appropriate authorities any known allegation of a violation of the Florida School
Code or State Board of Education Rules as defined in Section 231.28(1), Florida Statutes.
(o.) Shall seek no reprisal against any individual who has reported any allegation of a violation of
the Florida School Code or State Board of Education Rules as defined in Section 231.28(1),
Florida Statutes.
(p.) Shall comply with the conditions of an order of the Education Practices Commission imposing
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